Bullet casting on a winter's day

[Warden Callaway]

I got the use of a Rapine hollow base 45 255g mold. Once I got the pot up to temperature and flowing pretty good and the mold heated up,  they started to come out better. I quit about the time it was working good. I'm more into Lee 6 cavity molds. I cast two shots of Lee 457 round ball 6 hole mold. The single cavity mold that had to be turned upside down was painfully slow. I may try a few in my Ruger Old Army.  

 

[Three Foot Johnson]

I've found hollow base molds to be notoriously difficult to cast good bullets. When casting 500 grain Minie's from a single cavity Lyman for my 1861 Springfield repro, it's normal to reject one out of three, and often two out of three. Shooting one at a time, a handful will last you all day though, so... 

[watab kid]

i have friends that i get together with to cast bullets but we vavoid this cold weather , to tuff to control the temp , 

[Painted Mohawk SASS 77785]

I too am casting ...difference is it's bloody hot, just .45/ 200 grainers for a mate. have a Magma caster.

[Dapper Dave]

I need to do that soon, running out of 125gr 38Spl RNFP, but it is so cold...at least down to 65, have to wear a sweater...  

[Warden Callaway]

It was too cold.  That's why I stopped early.  Here's what the Rapine mold looks like. It has a built-in bottom pug. Worked as well as I expected. 

[DeaconKC]

11 hours ago, Dapper Dave said:

I need to do that soon, running out of 125gr 38Spl RNFP, but it is so cold...at least down to 65, have to wear a sweater...  

I hate you.......😁

[watab kid]

11 hours ago, DeaconKC said:

I hate you.......😁

i dont hate him but i do envy that weather bet we dont see 65 toll late may here ,  

[El Sobrante Kid]

Definitely don't hate on DD, he pays a very heavy price in the Summer, for the mild Winter temps.

[Nickle]

I'm in Alberta.  Cold  10 degrees F is still good casting weather if no wind. I would rather be casting bullets than doing other jobs outside when cold. Always seem to be more important things to be doing on a nice day.  I have an old Lyman mag 20 furnace.  I preheat molds on kitchen gas stove.

I'm the summer it's to hot and I sweat. Always get bees and other bugs drawn to me while my hands are full and busy trying to cast.

[Cypress Sun]

 

Bullet casting on a winter's day.

 

Reminds me of a song....

 

All the slag is gone

And the lead is grey

All turned to liquid

On such a winter's day.